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Performing arts bookshop relaunches online

Monday, 27 September 2021
Stage Whispers magazine has purchased performing arts specialist bookshop Book Nook, saving the business from closure and launching it as a new online store. Founded over 35 years ago, Book...

Shah Idil awarded $10k Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli Fellowship

Monday, 27 September 2021
Aisyah Shah Idil is the inaugural winner of the Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli Fellowship for Writers. Awarded by Perth’s Centre for Stories, the fellowship is for mid-career writers ‘in recognition of their...

No Daily tomorrow

Thursday, 23 September 2021
Due to the public holiday in Victoria, there will be no Daily newsletter tomorrow, Friday, 24 September. Books+Publishing's weekly round-up of books mentioned in forthcoming media will be available via...

Stivens wins 2022 Ray Koppe Fellowship

Thursday, 23 September 2021
Sarah Stivens has won the Australian Society of Authors' (ASA) 2022 Ray Koppe Young Writers Fellowship for her poetry manuscript ‘Therapeutic Discomfort’. ‘Therapeutic Discomfort’ is a work of 10 poems...

APA Indies Roadshow adds children’s/YA presentation

Thursday, 23 September 2021
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) will run its Indies Roadshow online again this year, on Wednesday, 29 September at 4.30pm AEST, following the inaugural virtual event held in response to...

$100k Historical Novel Prize shortlists announced

Wednesday, 22 September 2021
The Historical Novel Society Australasia (HNSA) has announced the shortlists for 2021 ARA Historical Novel Prize. The novels shortlisted in the adult category are: Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray, River of Dreams (Anita Heiss,...

Love Your Bookshop Day, Varuna Residential Fellowships

Wednesday, 22 September 2021
The Australian Booksellers Association has announced details about this year’s Love Your Bookshop Day celebrations on 9 October, which will take place online ‘so that everyone can engage from wherever...

Change for Smith Street Books

Wednesday, 22 September 2021
Publisher: Smith Street Books Old distributor: Simon & Schuster (HEDS) New distributor: Thames & Hudson (ADS) Changeover date: 31 January 2022 Returns cut-off: 28 February 2022 Contact URL: adscs@alliancedist.com.au

Freya Blackwood on ‘The Boy and the Elephant’

Tuesday, 21 September 2021
Freya Blackwood is a Greenaway Medallist and seven-time CBCA winner whose picture books are beloved for her warm and perceptive drawings. Her latest book, The Boy and the Elephant (HarperCollins, November) is a tender, wordless picture book...

Rival French publishing company ups stake in Lagardère

Friday, 17 September 2021
In France, media company Vivendi has upped its stake in Hachette Livre parent company Lagardère to over 45% ownership, reports the Financial Times. Vivendi, which owns French publisher Editis, has...

Sales, Crabb and Rees to celebrate Love Your Bookshop Day

Friday, 17 September 2021
The Australian Booksellers Association (ABA) has announced that this year’s Love Your Bookshop Day (LYBD) celebrations on Saturday, 9 October will take place online ‘so that everyone can engage from...

Baragwanath wins 2021 Michael Gifkins Prize

Friday, 17 September 2021
Tom Baragwanath has won the 2021 Michael Gifkins Prize for an Unpublished Novel for his crime novel Paper Cage. Baragwanath was chosen as the winner from a shortlist of three...

Varuna announces 2022 residential fellowships

Varuna, The National Writers House Thursday, 16 September 2021
Varuna the National Writers’ House has announced the recipients of the Varuna Residential Fellowships for 2022. The writers and their projects are: The Eleanor Dark flagship fellowship Katherine Brabon, for...

Ngaio Marsh Awards 2021 shortlists announced

Thursday, 16 September 2021
The shortlists for this year’s Ngaio Marsh Awards for New Zealand crime, mystery or thriller writing have been announced. The titles shortlisted in each category are: Best novel The Murder...

Melbourne Prize for Literature finalists announced

Wednesday, 15 September 2021
The Melbourne Prize Trust has announced the finalists for the triennial Melbourne Prize for Literature. The finalists are: Melbourne Prize for Literature ($60,000) Jordie Albiston Maxine Beneba Clarke Pi O...

New distribution centre for Booktopia, QLA winners

Wednesday, 15 September 2021
Booktopia has secured a new warehousing and distribution space in Sydney’s South West, with the facility to provide increased capacity in time for Christmas. The program for the inaugural Ubud...

Booker Prize 2021 shortlist announced

Wednesday, 15 September 2021
The shortlist for the 2021 Booker Prize has been announced. The six books shortlisted for the £50,000 (A$94,300) prize are: A Passage North (Anuk Arudpragasam, Granta) The Promise (Damon Galgut, Chatto & Windus)...

When I’m a Surgeon

Wednesday, 15 September 2021
You can't be what you can't see! Dream Big, Aim High. This delightful book highlights the many opportunities a surgical career offers beyond the traditional perceptions of this role and...

Strange Days 2021 Writing Award

Wednesday, 15 September 2021
Moonee Valley Libraries is proud to present the Strange Days 2021 Writing Award, judged by award-winning author, Helen Garner. Entries open Monday 20 September. Full details can be found on...

Bookings closing for Think Australian Frankfurt

Wednesday, 15 September 2021
Bookings are closing Friday 17 September for Think Australian's Frankfurt issue out 30 September. The Frankfurt issue includes a limited number of banner ads and prominently placed title preview ads. Discounts...